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2017 Women's Track and Field Roster

Kate Novacek

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Arrowhead
  • Hometown Hartland, Wis.

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• 2017 Horizon League Outdoor 400m Champion
• 2017 Horizon League Indoor 400m Champion
• 2016 NCAA West Regional Qualifier (400m)

• 2016 Horizon League Outdoor 400m Champion
• 2016 Horizon League Indoor 400m Champion
• 2015 Horizon League Outdoor 400m Champion

• 2015 Horizon League Outdoor 4x400m Relay Champion
• 2015 Horizon League Indoor 4x400m Relay Champion
• 2014 Horizon League 4x100m Relay Champion
• All-League Second Team (2017 Outdoor 4x400m Relay, 2017 Outdoor 4x100m Relay, 2016 Outdoor 200m, 2015 4x100m Relay, 2015 DMR, 2014 Outdoor 4x400m Relay)

2017 Outdoor: Had a huge performance at her final conference championships, headlined by her fifth-straight title in the 400m - becoming the first female in league history to achieve that feat ... also brought home silver medals in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays and scored in the 200m with a sixth-place finish ... won the 400m and took third in the 200m at the season opener Mar. 25 ... two weeks later, dropped over four seconds off her opening 400m time with another win in 55.56 at Marquette to go with a win in the 4x400m relay ... went out west, finishing 24th in the 400m at the storied Mt. SAC Relays April 13 ... one day later, crossed the line in 26.13 at the Beach Invite ... posted a season-best 400m time of 55.21 with another win at the Pacesetter Invite April 22 ... competed at the 108th running of the Drake Relays, taking sixth in the 4x200m relay in 1:39.93 - now the second-fastest time in program history ... closed out her Panther career with another win in the 400m, crossing the line in 56.05 at the Eagle Open May 12 ... in all, came in first seven times on the year - all in the 400m ... named to the Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2017 Indoor: Continued her outstanding season with her fourth-straight overall 400m title at the Horizon League Championships ... winning time of 56.17 is a new PR that now ranks fourth in program history ... also came in eighth in the 200m and helped the 4x400m relay to a third-place showing at the league meet ... started her senior season by taking third in the 200m and fourth in the 60m at Whitewater Jan. 14 ... finished third in the 300m at the home Tierney Classic Jan. 21 ... ran her first 400m race of the season one week later at the Messersmith Invite, taking third in 57.40 ... ran at the Meyo Invite Feb. 3, clocking in at 56.79 ... was sixth in the 60m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18 ... named to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2016 Outdoor: Capped junior season with a berth to the NCAA West Regional, finishing 20th in the 400m with a time of 54.66 after being seeded 48th coming into the event ... won her third-straight 400m league title, cruising to a win with a time of 54.89 ... also finished league runner-up in the 200m, third in the 4x100m relay and fifth in the 4x400m relay at the Horizon League Championships ... 200m prelim time of 24.66 at the league meet now ranks eighth in program history ... started the outdoor season by winning the 200m at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 26 ... took fifth in the 200m and 17th in the 200m at the Big Blue Classic April 2 ... one week later, was runner-up in the 400m at the Gibson Invite ... finished 22nd in the 400m at the storied Mt. SAC Relays and 27th in the 200m at the Beach Invite April 14-15 ... ran the 100m once on the year, taking seventh at Louisville's Lyles/Wood Invite April 23 ... broke the school 400m record with a time of 54.53 at the Dr. Keeler Invite May 13, eventually proving to be the time needed to punch her ticket to regionals ... named to the Horizon-League All-Academic Team ... named to the Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2016 Indoor: Carried over success from sophomore season by winning league 400m title ... time of 56.26 in the 400m at the league meet now ranks fourth in Milwaukee history ... also finished seventh in the 200m and fifth in the 4x400m relay at the Horizon League Championships ... started the season taking second in both the 60m and 200m at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 16 ... came in runner-up in the 300m at the Tierney Quad Jan. 24 ... placed fifth in the 400m at the Mike Lints Open Jan. 30 ... came in 19th in the 400m, 20th in the 60m and 35th in the 200m at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 12 ... named to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named to the Horizon-League All-Academic Team.

2015 Indoor: Had a strong showing at the Horizon League Championships, winning a league title in the 4x400m relay and taking second in the DMR and third in the 400m ... anchored the winning 4x400m relay team that broke the school record with a new time of 3:48.88 at the league meet ... time of 56.33 in the 400m at the league championships now stands fifth in UWM history ... time of 12:06.10 in the DMR at the league meet is now second in school history ... came in fourth in the 300m and 10th in the 60m at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 23 ... was third in both the 55m and 200m at the Tadd Matzger Invite Jan. 30 ... posted a PR time of 57.27 in the 400m at the national Meyo Invite Feb. 6 ... one week later, posted another 400m best at 57.19 at the GVSU Big Meet ... won the 200m and was fourth in the 60m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 20. 2015 Outdoor: Won her first individual league title as a sophomore, taking first in the 400m with a winning time of 55.32 ... also earned a league title in the 4x400m relay and was second-team all league in the 4x100m relay ... 4x100m relay time of 46.75 at the Horizon League Championships now stands tied for fifth in school history ... named league runner of the week to start the season after winning the 400m at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 21 ... again named league runner of the week next time out after taking second in the 400m and 14th in the 200m at the EIU Big Blue Classic April 4 ... won the 100m in 12.15 second (now 10th in program history) and 4x100m relay and was second the 400m and 4x400m relay against Marquette one week later ... again named Horizon League Runner of the Week after taking second in the 400m with a solid time of 55.16 - now fourth in UWM history - at the Gibson Invite April 18 ... had a tremendous showing at the Drake Relays, breaking the school sprint medley relay record and posting the second-fastest 4x400m relay time and fourth-fastest 4x100m relay time in program history ... named to the Horizon-League All-Academic Team.

2014 Indoor: Came in fourth in the 400m at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 57.49 seconds that now stands sixth in UWM history ... also helped the 4x400m relay take fourth at the league meet ... also combined to post the fourth-fastest 4x400m relay in school history with a time of 3:51.78 at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 15 ... was seventh in the 300m at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 17 ... finished fourth in the 400m at both the John Craft Invite Jan. 25 and the GVSU Big Meet ... had a season-best 200m time of 26.78 at the Jack Jennett Invitational Feb. 1. 2014 Outdoor: Won a league title in the 4x100m with a time of 46.89, which is now fifth in Panther history ... also came in second in the 4x400m relay, fifth in the 400m and ninth in the 200m at the Horizon League Championships ... time of 56.92 in the 400m at the league meet now stands 10th in school history ... also anchored the 4x400m relay that posted the second-fastest time in UWM history of 3:48.44 at the Billiken Invite April 12 ... was third in the 400m and sixth in the 200m at the Cougar Classic Mar. 22 ... came in fourth in the 200m at the Marquette Duals April 4 ... finished second in the 400m at the at the Billiken Invite ... won the 200m and was second in the 100m at the Drake Alternative April 26.

High School
Competed in track two years, qualifying for state her first season as a junior ... posted a personal-best time of 59.50 in the 400m ... also played field hockey for three years.

Personal
Daughter of Peter and Brigid Novacek ... born May 6, 1995.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Sophomore

  • 2016Junior

  • 2017Senior